Derry VM

27/10/2026

Are you expecting to be trained or changed ? ..

This is a great post from fellow coach Sally Ede - Horse and Rider Coaching and underpins a key difference of Ride With Your Mind coaching.

When you have a lesson, are you expecting to be ‘trained’ or are you expecting to be ‘changed’?

As a coach, it’s easy to train. I can set up an exercise, ask the student to repeat it, modify it and vary where necessary, comment on the student’s performance and leave them with homework.

Training has its place, but what happens if you are just training in the same habits? 🤔

If I want to make a real difference to horse and rider, my job is to facilitate change. It could be a physical or psychological change: a small alteration to posture, a complete realignment, or a shift in mindset.

How do you feel about the difference between being trained and being changed?

I like to think of change as evolving and adapting. What is the next adjacent possibility in moving towards your goal? 😎

Becoming a new version of yourself can be hard work and daunting, however it is always very rewarding once you get past the initial uncomfortableness. The feedback from the horse makes it worth all the graft. 💪🏻

Fortunately, I have a big toolkit for coaching you through change. I can even make it fun! 🤩

24/10/2026

🚨 LAST-MINUTE AVAILABILITY! 🐴

Fancy a session on the Racewood dressage simulator?

I have one last-minute slot available tomorrow, Sunday 25th October, at 3.15pm!

A great opportunity to work on your balance, symmetry, posture and rider biomechanics — without worrying about the horse underneath you!

📍 Venue: Lowlands Equestrian Centre (RDA National Training Centre)
Old Warwick Road, Shrewley, CV35 7AX

⏰ Time: 3.15pm - 40 min session

📩 Interested? Drop me a DM or message on 07971599909 to snap up the slot!

💲£55

DVM Equestrian | Learn, change, progress.


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23/10/2026

Anyone who has been to any of my talks, demos or un-mounted workshops knows this exercise. I always start with these sessions with this.

Go .. give it a try if you haven’t already … let me know how you get on … ? …

21/10/2026

Very proud to have Euro Vet Physio as part of mine and Mabel’s multi disciplinary team.

Catherine is through, and pragmatic while being horse focused and always working

🍁🍁🍂🍂Autumn is here 🍂🍂🍁🍁

🐎Lets help our horses adjust to less riding time and more stable time🐎

⭐ A huge THANK YOU to everyone for keeping me so busy , treating their horses, to help them feel supple and engaged over the summer ⭐

I currently have some space on my books for some new clients so if you would like an appointment send me a WhatsApp. Before you book me, consider your riding calendar and think ahead by booking in advance.

🏇Maintenance Veterinary Physiotherapy is beneficial to your horse as part of your routine care and can help to ease restrictions and support the musculoskeletal system 🏇

✴️Changes in your horse's behaviour could signify restriction or discomfort.
✴️Does your horse struggle with canter on a particular rein.
✴️Getting your horse checked by a qualified veterinary physiotherapist will give you piece of mind.
✴️A vet physio will use a range of manual techniques such as
🐎 Myofascial release
🐎 Myofascial Trigger Point therapy
🐎Postural awareness and positional release
🐎Manual manipulation
🐎Joint mobilisation
🐎Massage
🐎Stretches

Along with electrotherapies such as
⚡Therapeutic ultrasound
⚡LASER therapy
⚡Pulsed magnetic field therapy
⚡TENS & NMES

Each treatment method is specifically selected to treat the individual pathology found in your horse. Ensuring your horse maintains a balanced equilibrium.

🦄 If you would like your horse to experience and benefit from professional veterinary physiotherapy please WhatsApp me on 07788954839 to arrange an appointment.

🎓Fully qualified and insured. Full member of IRVAP.

Still not sure then head over to my page take a look at my posts and read what my clients say in the reviews.

20/10/2026

This looks to be an interesting clinic …

🐴🌿 TWO-DAY BIOTENSEGRAL CLINIC! 🌿🐴

I’m delighted to be hosting Manon Sophia Horses for a two-day Biotensegral Training clinic on 14th & 15th November at A Star Equestrian, Aston Eyre, Bridgnorth.

✨ Participant spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended!

👀 Spectators are very welcome too! Come along, watch, learn and discover more about this fascinating approach to equine training. Spectator places are just £10 per day.

📲 To book a participant or spectator place, WhatsApp me on 07470 613665

I’m really looking forward to this one! 🌿🐎

19/10/2026

Sports Science summit 2026 with Centaur Biomechanics

You certainly didn’t fail to deliver! A jam-packed day of brilliant panels, inspiring speakers and riders, all sharing the latest research into horse and rider interaction.

A day of learning, affirmation and, of course, catching up with wonderful colleagues from across the UK.

Days like these remind me how valuable it is to keep learning, challenge our thinking and collaborate with others who are just as passionate about understanding the horse–human interaction puzzle.

Always more to learn, more to question and more to take back into our work as a coach and rider .

17/10/2026

4 years as an accredited Ride With Your Mind coach at level 1 mastery.

Loving sharing this work with as many horses riders as possible, making the ‘impossible’, possible.

**ACCREDITED RIDER BIOMECHANICS COACH**

I have been officially accredited as a Rider Biomechanics Coach- Ride With Your Mind having successfully completed over 2 years of training (both riding and coaching) a series of case studies with an array of riders.

I was fortunate enough to be awarded the Mastery status at Level 1.

Learning never stops ! I’m as committed today as ever help improve rider to horse harmony and communication.

Keep your eyes peeled for more on Rider Biomechanics and how Ride With Your Mind can help you and your horse.

Weather you are a novice rider ‘happy hacker’, take part in riding / pony club or compete regularly you will be sure to benefit from a coaching session. DM to book 📔

Check out my accreditation status here👇👇
http://www.mary-wanless.com/Coachesuk.html

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I am a:
- Rider Biomechanics RWYM
-British Horse Society APC (coach)
- Franklin Method Franklin Ball Certified Coach
- UKCC L2 qualified Coach (Sport England)
- CertEd (level 5 education & teaching Greenwich University )

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15/10/2026

Mabel rocked it! 🥹

After a rocky year with a few challenges along the way, Mabel is finally feeling like she’s back on form.

Ten months since her last dressage outing, and only her third ever time down the centre line, we came away with🥈 2nd place a respectable 66.36 we even had an 8! (We’ll gloss over the 4… apparently Mabel decided the judge needed a snog rather than a halt! 🫣😱😂)

Joking aside, I’m so proud of her. Getting back out there, finding her confidence and feeling like herself again means far more than any score sheet, I could have gone home after the warm up she was just totally amazing! The love I have for this horse is off the chart, and we are only just really beginning our dressage journey.

Progress is rarely travels in a straight line, and the wins that matter most aren’t always the ones with rosettes attached. But today, we got both.

Sorry about the image it’s a grainy still off of a 10 second video clip (mum who came to support clearly didn’t have a past career as a photographer 🤣🫣)